Journey 1995:Non-Stop

Chapter 28 Rumors
Yan Hui opened the door and found Shan Ge standing alone at the door, so he hurried out.

His house is very small, so it’s more convenient to chat outside.

"What's the matter, Brother Shan?" Yan Hui asked hurriedly.

Perhaps he recovered quickly after vomiting, Shan Ge was now much more normal. He leaned against the wall outside, slowed down, blinked hard, paused for several seconds, and finally uttered: "Did I just return the money I borrowed from you last time?"

"Yeah, 300 yuan, give it back to me." Yan Hui was a little puzzled. Is Brother Shan still planning to go back?

"Okay, I was just wondering why I gave Brother Hang 900 yuan today. Now it's correct. Okay, okay, it's okay." After Brother Shan finished speaking, he burped and turned to go back.

Yan Hui didn't say anything. He was a little puzzled as he watched Shan Ge walk back to the house step by step.

He could easily understand why Brother Shan came to him to ask for money, as that was what happened when he was drunk. But what did Brother Shan mean by giving money to Fourth Uncle?
It seems that Brother Shan gave Fourth Uncle 600 yuan, but when he looked at it just now, he found that 900 yuan was missing from his pocket.

That.
Yan Hui suddenly understood that many people had given red envelopes to his fourth uncle's banquet today.

I forgot!

The question now is, do I really need to give out red envelopes?
Yan Hui had always thought that it was Sister Yan who was taking the exam, and he didn't treat her as an outsider, so he hadn't considered the red envelope at all. But if he had to give a red envelope, how much would be appropriate?
After thinking about it, Yan Hui still felt that he should give it. Anyway, he had just received the money from Brother Shan today. It seemed that Brother Shan had given 600 yuan, so he might as well give 600 yuan too.

So, the next morning, Yan Hui packed a red envelope and took the initiative to find his fourth uncle.

"I've been so busy these days that I forgot about Sister Yan going to college, such a happy event."

Yan Hui was just halfway through his words when his fourth uncle interrupted him: "Why are you giving her a red envelope? You're not even as old as Yan Yan! How can a brother give a red envelope to his sister?"

Fourth Uncle's attitude was still very firm. Yan Hui insisted several times, but in the end he still didn't send it over.

"You don't have to be so polite. Xiaoyan is your sister after all, and you two have a good relationship. When she arrives at school, you can write to her when you have nothing to do. Remember to tell me if she has any problems." said the fourth uncle.

Yan Hui could only put the money back into his pocket: "Of course, Fourth Uncle, don't worry."

"Well, I asked you to go to the station and keep an eye on it recently. How do you feel about that?" asked Fourth Uncle.

"I'm very familiar with that place, no problem." Yan Hui said.

"Okay, go there more often if you have nothing to do. If you don't have time one day, it's okay not to go. The things there are generally fine." Fourth Uncle seemed to be in a much better mood.

"Okay, I understand, Fourth Uncle. Anyway, feel free to call me if you need anything."

This time I came to give money to my fourth uncle, although I didn't succeed, but it did improve my relationship with him a little. Actually, it's not that the relationship has improved, but the main reason is that my fourth uncle may have come out of the shadow of this incident.

It was of course a good thing for Yan Hui that his fourth uncle didn't want the money. 600 yuan was really not a small amount of money. This way, he would have 4600 yuan on hand. It was really a joy to save money.

After saying goodbye to his fourth uncle, Yan Hui hurried back to his second brother's place. However, when he had just walked halfway, he ran into Dakai, Xiaobao and a group of people.

Yan Hui would never call him "Brother Bao". He had recently started calling him Xiaobao. Of course, he only said this to Dakai, after all, he hadn't met Xiaobao in the past few days.

There were six people on Xiaobao's side, pushing two carts out. Each cart had two people pushing it, and one person was in charge of directing the direction, and would help if the cart tilted.

Originally, Yan Hui thought that Dakai was doing a lot to help Xiaobao, but he didn't expect that he was actually in charge of the command. No wonder he was so active.

"Yan Hui," Da Kai greeted Yan Hui as he saw him, "Are you going to visit my second brother?"

"Well, what happened?"

"Please help me check what time the bus will arrive in the morning. If it comes, come and call me." Dakai was not polite at all.

"You're always so timid. How much money can you make from that crappy job?" Xiao Bao interrupted. "If you keep running back and forth like this, don't come to me anymore!"

Yan Hui felt relieved when Xiaobao interrupted him. This was what he meant. Dakai was always worried about gains and losses. He wanted everything and was afraid of losing everything. He was really annoying.

"Brother Bao, ah, I want to too, but my dad."

"If you keep nagging your dad, get out of here right now. Why do you keep nagging me all day long?"

"Brother, don't worry, I will solve this problem as soon as possible!" Dakai immediately assured.

"Then I'll leave." Yan Hui was too lazy to pay attention to these people and returned to his second brother alone.

After arriving here, Yan Hui ate steamed buns and pickles first, and soon his second brother came over.

"Is everyone here? We have an urgent job this morning. Two trucks are here to unload 30 cubic meters of pine wood. This load of wood is heavy, so it takes four people to work together." The second brother finished speaking and began to look around. "Why is there one person missing?"

"I don't know where the big guy has gone," said the porter who was in the same group with Dakai.

"Huh? I just came from the train station and saw Cheng Guidu was at work. Where did he go?" The second brother suddenly became unhappy.

No one spoke, and no one tried to smooth things over for Dakai.

"Okay, if he doesn't show up in ten minutes, I'll borrow someone from another store."

It takes four people to carry the logs, not one less, and Dakai is not here.
Yan Hui did not intend to call Dakai, as he did not know where Dakai was at the moment. Moreover, the car would be arriving soon, and Lin Bo and the others still had to rely on him.

Only five or six minutes later, both cars arrived. The second brother couldn't wait for Dakai, so he pulled someone over from the next door store and forgot about Dakai for the time being.

30 cubic meters of logs, without a crane, was a real pain. They had to be unloaded from the truck, placed on a cart, and then pushed into the warehouse. It seemed simple, but there was no room for sloppiness. Logs are very sensitive to falling.

Don't think that such a thick piece of wood can be dropped casually, because it is too heavy and it is easy to get damaged. It is normal for it to crack.

This piece of log is worth two or three hundred yuan. Whoever breaks it will be responsible.

Because everyone was very serious, time passed very quickly. When everyone had unloaded almost half of the items, Dakai came back.

As soon as he came back, Dakai knew there was trouble. He immediately went to find Yan Hui and asked, "Why didn't you call me?"

Yan Hui was diligently carrying logs, not even looking up: "I just arrived when the car came this way."

"Then you have to notify me too. Didn't I tell you to call me?" Dakai insisted.

Yan Hui didn't say a word. He and the three porters put the wood away, then looked at Da Kai: "What do you want to do?"

"I, I, I." Dakai knew he was in the wrong, and he kept saying "I, I, I, I" for a long time but couldn't say anything.

Yan Hui ignored him and went back to carry wood. Da Kai could only watch from the side.

The second brother came over once during the trip and didn't say anything when he saw Dakai. This wasn't the first time Dakai had acted like this recently.

It took three hours to unload the two trucks of wood, and everyone felt a little exhausted after they finished.

Yan Hui had actually been unable to hold on for a long time, but he kept persisting. In fact, he could have just rested and substituted Da Kai in, but he didn't want to.

Whoever has nothing to do will be embarrassed. Today was originally Dakai's problem, but if he didn't have the strength and gave his position to Dakai, then the second brother would have to consider complicated things.

In short, Yan Hui was holding on, and after finishing his work, he couldn't even stand up straight.

"I'm telling you, can't you let me do it for a while?" Dakai started nagging again. He didn't dare to leave at this moment. He went to explain to his second brother in the middle, but his second brother didn't say anything.

"Uncle Lin and the others are not tall, and you are too tall. It will be inconvenient for you to move with them." Yan Hui still said politely.

"I think you just want to make all the money."

"Dakai," Yan Hui must have been exhausted at this moment, otherwise he would have attacked him long ago, "From today on, don't say a word in front of me, and I won't say a word about you to Uncle Li or your father. You and I are worlds apart, so if you have any questions, ask others, don't mess with me!"

Dakai really didn't expect Yan Hui to say that. This made him very angry, but he didn't know how to refute. He muttered a few cruel words and left.

After he left, Yan Hui's mood stabilized. When Yan Hui first came here, he had a bad impression of Uncle Cheng Gui, but at that time he really didn't dare to offend anyone. Later, when Da Kai came to work, Yan Hui had always been polite. Now that he couldn't tolerate it anymore, it would be better to break up.

Yan Hui had always been a good fighter, after all, that was the environment he lived in. Those who didn't dare to fight were bullied back home. During the past few months in Northeast China, moving wood was tiring, but it was a real workout. Yan Hui's endurance and strength had increased significantly, and he was no longer afraid of these things.

Of course, the most important thing is to have money in your pocket!
At noon, Yan Hui went out to a restaurant alone for the first time, not knowing what it was for.

He ordered bone soup and small fried pancakes and had a delicious meal, spending a full 8 yuan without blinking an eye.

After enjoying the meal, Yan Hui returned to his second brother's place, found a few stably stacked logs, and lay down to take a nap.

I had just rested for less than half an hour when Uncle Cheng Gui came over.

"Xiao Yan, what happened?" Uncle Cheng Gui asked politely beside Yan Hui.

Yan Hui was somewhat speechless. What important matter was he discussing during someone else's nap? Yan Hui's nap was very light, but he still pretended to be sound asleep. He didn't believe that Uncle Cheng Gui could forcefully wake him up.

Sure enough, Uncle Cheng Gui did not call Yan Hui in the end, and went to find someone else to find out the situation.

Most people were resting. Uncle Cheng Gui asked two people but got no results, so he could only wait here.

Yan Hui ignored it and continued to sleep. He was too tired in the morning and soon fell asleep again.

He slept for another hour until the afternoon bus arrived, then Yan Hui got up, stretched his body, and stretched his muscles.

Uncle Cheng Gui had already left. When the second brother saw Yan Hui wake up, he came over and asked a few questions.

Yan Hui did not mention Dakai's work outside, but he also expressed his opinion of Dakai.

"Uncle Li, you may think that this is my problem, but no matter what, I can't be friends with Dakai. Whoever wants to make friends with him can do so. If he has any problems in the future, try not to ask me. I don't know." Yan Hui firmly expressed his attitude.

"Okay, I get it. If his father hadn't been looking for me all the time, I would have..." The second brother said halfway, suddenly feeling that he shouldn't say this to Yan Hui, then changed the subject and pointed at the car that had just arrived, "Do a good job."

"Well, here we come."

No one knew where Dakai went in the afternoon, and Yan Hui didn't ask. He finished his work seriously and cleaned up in the evening.

It doesn't get dark until eight in this season, so Yan Hui left at six and headed straight to the East Gate Market to buy food. As soon as he arrived at the East Gate, he ran into Dakai and his group.

Yan Hui pretended not to see Da Kai, and Da Kai also pretended not to see Yan Hui, and the two of them passed each other like this.

"Yan Hui!" At this time, Lao Guo passed by with two people and called out Yan Hui.

"Old Guo?" Yan Hui looked at the two people next to Old Guo. They both looked familiar and were fellow Fujian natives.

"Would you like to come here for dinner? Come together." Lao Guo said.

"Okay, let's go together." Yan Hui said and followed.

These three people are about the same age as Yan Hui, but they are older than Yan Hui.

Old Guo came here with his father. His family was mainly engaged in the rosewood business, but it was not very profitable. In short, Old Guo was definitely poor, and Yan Hui knew this.

Lao Guo's two friends, one surnamed Song and the other surnamed Wu, were both third children in their families, each with two older brothers. Lao Wu was especially unwelcome, as both of his brothers worked in the market, so no one dared to mess with him.

Lao Guo said he was going to eat, but Yan Hui had no hope. Everyone's food was about the same; a bun was good enough. Even though Yan Hui had a good lunch, he was already starving. The workload was too heavy.

"Where are we going to eat? At 724?" Yan Hui asked.

"Well, there's a fried rice stall over there. It smells so good. I'm going to buy one today," said Lao Guo.

Yan Hui understood immediately and decided to buy their own food and not treat each other.

"Okay, I'll buy one to try."

"Me too." Old Wu and Old Song echoed.

The market at 724 is quite prosperous, but it is a bit far from the market. Everyone is hungry at this time, but no one suggests taking a taxi. It takes half an hour to walk there.

"Just now at the market entrance, I saw Xiaobao and his group," Lao Guo asked, "Do you know them?"

"I'm not familiar with Xiaobao. The tall guy next to him used to be a porter for Uncle Li, and now he's hanging out with Xiaobao." Yan Hui explained.

"How's that tall guy? Is he good in a fight?"

"Yi is such a coward that he doesn't dare to take action." Yan Hui shook his head, then thought of something, "What's wrong? Are you planning to fight Xiaobao and the others soon?"

"That's not the case, but there's a saying that goes, 'A true friend always wins.'"

"Know yourself and your enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger." Yan Hui reminded.

"Those of you who have just finished junior high school are different," Lao Guo nodded. "They've been going to the North District a lot lately. I don't know if they've set their sights on Hongmu. Anyway, it's better for us to be careful."

(End of this chapter)